Welcome to the Great Northern Railway Historical Society!

The GNRHS is dedicated to the preservation, study, and history of one of America's greatest railroads, the Great Northern Railway.

To Society Members, we offer carefully-researched Reference Sheets, a quarterly GN Goat publication, an annual calendar, discounts on model kits, books, CD's and other items, and an annual convention to discover all that is the Great Northern Railway.

Our extensive GN archives are available for study of the Great Northern Railway.

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GNRHS Goat Package - Our quarterly publication

Each quarter GNRHS members receive the 'Goat' package. It includes the GN Goat Magazine, a varying number of Reference Sheets and the Modelers' Pages. Next year's calendar is included in the September package.

Great Northern Modeling

Many GN fans are also modelers of the Great Northern Railway. A great modeling resource are our Modelers' Pages, with the Goat and our Archives offering a great information source for researching modeling projects.

GNRHS Modelers' Pages

Included in the quarterly Goat package is the Modelers' Pages. Geared towards the Great Northern modeler it contains modeling articles, tips, new GN product announcements and a questions and answers section.

Monthly Archive for December 2016

Fellow Goats, As I write this, we have just finished the second most attended convention in GNRHS history. Ranking just behind the 2010 Glacier Park Convention, 250+ members, spouses and significant others were in attendance at Spokane. Mary McGlothlin has a report in this issue of the Goat summarizing our 2016 convention and some of Read more…

The GNRHS is happy to announce several new products in the Company Store. Available now are a three different HO scale car kits made by Bethlehem Car Works. GN 950 Series First Class Coach Empire Builder Pullman 8-1-2 Sleeper GN #O3175 Wood Outfit Car The Outfit Car is in short supply so order soon! Check out all three Read more…

The GNRHS is happy to present the 2016 Spokane Convention DVD in the Company Store. If you missed the 2016 Spokane Convention or would like to see the presentations again this is a must have. This set includes all of the activities, events and presentations at the convention. This is a 13-disc set of full convention coverage including Read more…